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Gas stations in Lucas County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Lucas County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,118 of 2,358 scored counties
#42 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 186
- 151 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- +20.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $437.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,390 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,347
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Lucas County comes to about $437.9M a year: $2,390 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per station, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Lucas County has 186 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lucas County was 136 in 2023, up 20.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Lucas County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lucas County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,118 of 2,358 scored counties and #42 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lucas County compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Lucas County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,347 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.4% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,390 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $62,224 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113 → 136+20.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 992
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186151 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lucas County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Lucas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,347−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 183,243
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,260
- Median household income
- $62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,001
- Median home value
- $163,900
- Jobs located here
- 202,605
- Daytime population
- 443,876Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 89 | 41 | 5.0 | $6M | +12.5% | #31 of 2,358 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 86 | 78 | 8.5 | $3.6M | +5.7% | #63 of 2,358 |
| 3Union County, OH | 85 | 27 | 11.1 | $2.8M | +16.5% | #77 of 2,358 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 81 | 59 | 9.8 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #136 of 2,358 |
| 5Clermont County, OH | 76 | 79 | 9.3 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #235 of 2,358 |
| 6Greene County, OH | 75 | 56 | 8.2 | $3.4M | +3.7% | #252 of 2,358 |
| 7Licking County, OH | 74 | 58 | 8.5 | $3.4M | +3.8% | #290 of 2,358 |
| 8Perry County, OH | 74 | 13 | 9.7 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #292 of 2,358 |
| 9Butler County, OH | 72 | 132 | 9.0 | $3.2M | +2.4% | #337 of 2,358 |
| 10Champaign County, OH | 72 | 17 | 10.9 | $2.8M | +0.2% | #343 of 2,358 |
| 42Lucas County, OH | 51 | 186 | 10.2 | $2.4M | −1.7% | #1,118 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lucas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Lucas County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 186 gas stations in Lucas County. 151 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 20.4% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lucas County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $437.9M a year, or $2,390 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 186 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lucas County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lucas County has 10.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lucas County would have about 184, against 186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lucas County scores 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,118 of 2,358 scored counties.
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